Chapter 314: Chapter 315 Academy Assessment (Part 5)
“Thank you, Examiner Grandpa.”
Zang Qingxue flashed a light smile, speaking in a soft and gentle voice.
Listening to this delicate and frail voice, no one could harbor any aversion, and the examiner felt the same, instantly taking a great liking to the girl with such commendable manners.
“Examiner Grandpa, I didn’t mean to provoke earlier,” Zang Qingxue’s eyes brimmed with tears as she spoke pitifully, “That lady in white, her brother and I were truly in love, faithful until death. Yet, she and her parents beat the mandarin ducks, forcefully separating us. Back then, I was just an adopted daughter of the Wu Family, while she was from the Holy Realm Xiao Family, despising my low status, unwilling to let me become their daughter-in-law.”
Perhaps because she spoke of a heartbreaking part, Zang Qingxue couldn’t help her tears from flooding her face, her clear eyes filled with sorrow and pain.
Her words were not spoken softly, and soon everybody could hear her clearly, causing those present to immediately direct their angry gazes at Mu Ruyue.
“The Holy Realm Xiao Family, what place is that?” A youth in magnificent clothing sneered, his lips curling in disdain, “I’ve never heard of this Holy Realm Xiao Family.”
A trace of venom flashed through Zang Qingxue’s eyes, yet her delicate face bore an expression of grievance as she pitifully continued, “The Saint Realm is a world beyond Central Province, and the Family Head of the Xiao family there is an Innate Low-level powerhouse. In that place, the Xiao family reigns supreme, while my foster father’s Wu Family is just a minor family, how could it catch the eye of the Xiao family? Brother Xiao Feng and I clearly loved each other, but fate dealt us a cruel hand due to our disparate family backgrounds, ultimately forcing us to separate like paired swallows flying apart. However, all these days, I’ve never forgotten Brother Xiao Feng, just as he has never forgotten me.”
Her words were filled with a sense of grievance, her appearance stirring immense pity.
“Hmph,” the youth in magnificent clothing snorted disdainfully, “A world outside Central Province? Isn’t that just the Mortal World, scorned by others? So this lady in white hails from the trash of the Mortal World? Just an Innate Low-level, what’s there to boast about? On our Central Continent, Innate Low-levels are a dime a dozen, and did you know? Most of our Academy’s youths are at the Innate Level.”
With a whoosh, the youth spread open his folding fan, his lips curled with disdain.
“You all think too highly of yourselves, even committing acts like separating mandarin ducks! What you didn’t expect, though, is that the minor family girl you looked down upon happens to be Miss Zang Family. If the Zang Family wished, they could extinguish your little Xiao family effortlessly, without lifting a finger, but even if you regret it now, it’s too late to redeem yourselves!”
Everyone’s gaze was firmly fixed on Mu Ruyue.
In their view, the girl must be filled with immense regret.
If the Xiao family had agreed to Xiao Feng and Zang Qingxue’s marriage, they could have connected with the prestigious families of Central Province, an opportunity dreamt of by many. Yet, the Xiao family had given it up…
Upon learning Zang Qingxue’s current status, her heart must be gnawed with pain as if by a thousand ants.
However, the young lady remained very calm, so unusually calm…
Mu Ruyue curved her lips into a smile, clapping her hands, “Well said, Wu Qingxue, no, I should call you Zang Qingxue now. Your words were indeed impressive, leaving me speechless. But you’re right about one thing, my Xiao family indeed looks down upon you, as it did before, so it does now, you’re unworthy of marrying my elder brother!”